Art is very important to people especially when it represent spirituality. It add a strong connection between the artist and the viewers on something they both agree on. Art in the early renaissance was mostly spirituality, but as time passes by, artist paid less attention to spirituality, and they started adding other meaning to the art. “Through a discussion of theses three works, I intend to show that “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci, represents the scene of The Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples, as it is told in the Gospel of John. Leonardo has depicted the horror in the 12 disciples’ faces when Jesus announced that one of them would betray him. “The Elevation of the Cross” by Peter Paul Rubens, The central panel displays the …show more content…
A proponent of an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement, color, and sensuality, Rubens is well known for his Counter-Reformation altarpieces, portraits, landscapes, and history paintings of mythological and allegorical subjects. Rubens departed Flanders for Italy in 1600 and remained there until 1608. During these years he studied Italian renaissances and baroque. When he went back to home, he painted “The Elevation of the Cross” from 1610 to 1611 for the church of Saint Walburga in Antwerp. The work shows the clear influence of Italian Renaissance and Baroque artists such as Caravaggio, Tintoretto and Michelangelo. The central panel illustrates a tension between the multitude of finely muscled men attempting to lift the cross and the seemingly unbearable weight of Christ on the cross. Peter Paul Rubens' foreshortening is evident in the contortions of the struggling, strapping men. Christ cuts across the central panel in a diagonal, stylistically akin to Caravaggio's Entombment where both descent and ascent are in play at a key moment. Motion, space and time are illustrated along with the struggle to upright the cross. Rubens uses dynamic color and chiaroscuro boldly, a style that would become more subtle with time. The painting is located at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, Belgium, along with other Rubens works. Under Napoleon's rule, the emperor took the painting, along with Peter Paul Rubens' The
which cover his waist and some of his torso. He is holding a very tall, slender cross in his left hand, while looking with a diffused look to the right. Also, to the left of him (to the right from the viewer’s perspective) there is a sheep lying upon a rock.
Deposition, by the artist Rogier van der Weyden, attempts to capture the essence of the grief experienced when Jesus’s died on the cross, and to invoke the emotion in the altarpiece’s viewer, thus drawing him/her into the biblical
The chosen art work is "Miracle of St. Dominic." This painting is a tempera on panel, painted by the Renaissance artist Taddeo di Bartolo, in the year thirteen sixty three. The painting is currently housed at the McNay Art Museum, measuring approximately 10" high by 10" wide. In this particular painting we are witnessing a miracle by St. Dominical. There are spectators and a horse that lays above the man in red, who St. Dominical has brought back to life.
The Raising of the Cross is an amazing piece of art and the depth of meaning contained in it is, likely, beyond my grasp. There appear to be many symbolisms in this painting and I have surely overlooked some. The style of this painting is clearly inspired by the Baroque masters of Rubens day and Ruben took the style to a new level that the world had not seen at that time. The other pieces in the series of Ruben’s paintings based around the crucifixion of Christ help to give this painting clarity and to give hints to the figures in the paintings.
In conclusion, the Book Cover for the Lindau Gospels is a prime representation of Carolingian art in early medieval times. The book cover is just one of many ornate, religious, and portable works they created. The book cover shares multiple themes and characteristics with the Mosaics of San Vitale. Both works were very important to the Christian community which influenced their creation.
The Siena pulpit shares many common scenes with that of the Pisa Baptistery, but once again approaches them with innovation and originality. The Nativity is depicted once again, but additionally on the left the announcing angel is telling Mary of her unborn child. This panel is clearly inspired heavily by French Gothic art, which had not yet peaked for religious use. The next panel is the Journey and Adoration of the magi, which is unique in that horsemen riding in from the left with sheep and dogs suggest a more naturalistic approach and a roman influence. The naturalism once again connects their current world to the world of biblical times.
Before and after Leonardo's 'Last Supper', from the fifteenth century to the twenty-first , there have been countless recreations and representations of the ceremony of Holy Thursday from Renaissance artists commissioned for refectories to modern artists such as Andy Warhol re-printing Leonardo's 'Last Supper' to add another layer of meaning and so forth. This essay, however, will discuss how Salvador Dali's 'Sacrament of the Last Supper' constructs meaning through comparing the symbolism and visual composition within Leonardo's 'Last Supper' and Dali's work. The subject matter of the Last Supper was popular in the fifteenth century within monasteries and covenants where nuns and monks where made to believe they were sharing a meal with Jesus
Surrounding Christ are patron saints such as Peter, who holds the keys to heaven’s gate, as well as Saint Mauritius, the patron saint of Ottonian empire, who stands behind Otto I. Saint Mauritius is shown gently easing forward Otto in a parent-like manner, so Otto may present his Cathedral replica to Christ. Christ sits enthroned on a wreath with His hand upon the small replica illustrating His blessing on the Cathedral. Aside from Christ, the figures are layered upon each other, showing the artist’s impressionist take on the piece. Notice the size difference of Christ and Otto I; a recognizable hierarchical scale is used to differentiate the importance of both rulers. Christ is the largest figure on the plaque, showing His heavenly authority and consecration.
Leonardo’s version of the Last Supper was painted El fresco depicting the scene passively without emotion. The work has the supper table horizontal across the lower third and Jesus and his twelve disciples dining behind it, before a backdrop of both man made structure and natural landscape. The artwork is un-cluttered and simple. The lighting is subtle and non-dramatic. Colour is conservative and dull this is partly due to the limited paint available and the technique and decay of fresco painting. The wor...
The Holy Family with St. Elizabeth, St. John, and a Dove, PETER PAUL RUBENS, Baroque Europe, 1609, Oil on Wood, 54 ½ x 47 ½ (138.43 x 120.65 cm), The piece of work is in prominent condition. Peter Paul Rubens was the most celebrated and creative 17th-century Flemish painter who constructed on the breakthroughs of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque masters to develop a truly unique pan-European painting style. Rubens received a classical and religious education and was one of the most linguistic, scholarly, and smartest artists of his time. Rubens becomes one of the most passionate voices in the Counter Reformation by using an extravagant Baroque style that emphasized movement and color.
Peter Paul Ruben’s art is a combination of the traditional Flemish realism with the classicizing tendencies of the Italian Renaissance style. Peter Paul Rubens had the cunning ability to infuse his own incredible vigor into a potent and extravagant style that came to define Baroque art movement of the 17th century. “Baroque art characterized by violent movement, strong emotion, and dramatic lighting and coloring.” The figures in his paintings create a permeating sense of kinetic lifelike movement, while maintaining the appearance of being grand in stature yet composed.
The two paintings and artists I am going to compare and contrast are "The Last Supper" by Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) and "The Last Supper" by Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-1594). Although I am not a religious person, the sight of the painting by Tintoretto amazed me for the simple fact that it is so different from "The Last Supper" I grew up with.
Art is important to religion in many different ways. Perhaps none has analyzed how art and religion have influenced and affected each other through the ages. Pictures painted of past events that help to bring back the feeling and importance of the past have been forgotten by some. To the one’s that haven’t forgotten are able to see the event’s as the bible says they happened. Not only can you see the events, but it also allows the younger students of the church to understand the events. The use of images of God became widespread after the second century. This religious art has defiantly been around for centuries and plays an important role to the history of religion as well as the future.
He meant to get his ways of thinking out there for the world to see. He knew that if you were a deep thinker and learner as him, you would see and understand the way he saw and understood. He knew it would be a great asset to the Renaissance period and that he would leave an imprint on the world to view. I could tell that in the painting of The Last Supper that, he wanted you to be in deep thought and wonder what Jesus could have been talking about with his disciples. It has been rumors of what he was saying, but the truth is nobody really knows. It gets you to thinking because you are wondering like what he said, what they said back, what his reaction was when they did respond and what the ending result was. With the Mona Lisa, it leaves you in deep thought because you want to know what could she be smirking about or did he even mean to have that smirk on her face. He wants you to wonder what was the point of adding the slight smirk to her face, or could you just be seeing a smirk that actually was a frown. The memories and emotions of the artworks were based on religion and his thoughts of how a woman should be portrayed. The Mona Lisa looks innocent, natural and pure. It shows realism in the portrait, because of the way she is positioned in the painting. I believe Leonardo da Vinci made this artwork to compare the Mona Lisa to a mother-figure or his mother in particular. In conclusion, the Last Supper with Jesus and his disciples focused on what was happening at that time. I think he based it on the bible, but translated them into his own thoughts to show that it is possible to read something and comprehend it on a different level than how it was
To this day the Last Supper continues to be one of the most famous art pieces created by da Vinci. It is considered the first great configuration of the High renaissance and visual interpretation of its theme focus. Although several other artist has attempted to paint a portrait of The Last Supper da Vinci remains the most studied and well known of all.